Railway-tie and fastening device.



R. 0. WATSON.

RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 0013.23, 1911. RENEWED SEPT. 12, 1912.

1,057,309. Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

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R.'G. WATSON.

RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 2a, 1911. RENEWED SEPT.1Z, 1912.

' Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PAT if ROBERT C. WATSON, or WASHING-TON, DISTRICT orCOLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE- HALF To JOHN A. STUART, or CONGRESS HEIGHTS,DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

RAILWAY-TIE AND FASTENING DEVICE.

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Application filed October 28, 1911, Serial No. 656,135.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, ROBERT C. \VATsoN, acitizen of the United States, residing at l/Vashington, in the Districtof Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements inRailway-Ties and Fastening Devices; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway ties andrail fastenings therefor, and the object of my invention is to improvethe construction and increase the efiiciency of devices of the abovedescribed character.

A still further object of my invention is to construct a metallic tieformed of spaced apart confronting channel iron members, the spacebetween said members being filled with concrete or other preferredplastic material. And a still further object of my invention is toprovide means for securing a rail to a tie of the above described typeby the use of bolts of ordinary construction.

lVith these and other objects in view my invention will be more fullydescribed, illustrated in the drawings which show a preferred embodimentof my device and then specifically pointed out in the appended claimswhich are attached to and form a part of this application.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan of the tie showing the railssecured thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same the rails beingshown in section. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 33 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4L of Fig. 2. Fig.5 is a perspective of the rail seat employed with my improved tie.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, in which similar referencenumerals designate corresponding parts throughout, the metallic frame ofmy' improved tie consists of side members 10 and 11 each formed ofchannel iron and secured together in spaced relation with the flanges ofboth directed inwardly, the securing means consisting of a plurality ofpipe members interposed between the two in staggered relation as shownat 12 in Fig. 3 and secured in place by means of tie bolts 13 which arepassed through the sides 10 and 11 and through the bores of the pipesand secured Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913..

Renewed September 12, 1912. Serial No. 720,094.

in place by nuts 14 or other preferred means. The lower ends of thisframe are further reinforced by means of angle irons 15 which areinserted between the side members with one flange seated on the lowerflanges of said members and with the other flange extending upwardlybetween the web portions of said side members.

in order to reinforce the frame thus formed and also to give it therequisite weight and rigidity the space between the sides 10 and 11 isfilled with any preferred plastic material such as concrete representedconventionally at 16, said material terminating flush with the outerfaces of the flanges of the side members 10 and 11 as best shown in Fig.4, which figure also shows the manner in which said side members aresecured in spaced relation by the pipes and tie bolts.

As a means for securing the rails to the above described tie I haveprovided angle irons 17 which are secured one adjacent either end ofeach of the side members 10 and 11 at the proper distance apart toreceive the rail, said angle irons being secured to the side members bybolting or riveting as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 in such a manner thattheir laterally directed flanges are spaced a slight distance below thetop of the tie, said flanges being provided with bolt receivingapertures 18.

A rail seat which, as a whole, is designated by the numeral 19 ispositioned upon the upper face of the tie and is held againstlongitudinal movement thereon by means of plates 20 positioned one uponeither side of each end of the seat 19 and firmly bolted or riveted tothe members 10 and 11. These plates 20 are recessed as at 21 to providespace for the rail securing bolts 22 which are passed through theapertures of the angle irons 18 and the heads 23 of which engage withthe flanges of the rail.

The rail seat as best shown in Fig. 5 is formed of channel iron havingits flanges cut away adjacent each end as at 2 1 and having the free webportions thus formed at the ends bent downwardly as at 25, to formflanges adapted to engage with the sides of the tie and prevent the seatfrom moving transversely thereof.

In operation the ties are laid in the customary manner, the rail seatsare positioned across the ties and between the plates 20 with theirdownwardly directed flanges engaging against the outer faces. of theties and the rail is put in place. The bolts are then passed downwardlybetween the flanges of the rail and the plates 20 which plates asexplained are recessed sufficiently to permit the passage of the boltshanks and are passed through the apertures of the members 18 untiltheir heads bear upon the flanges of the rail and upon the plates 20,and secured by nuts 26 thus firmly securing the rails in place.

As will be readily seen the plates 20 not only serve to'hold therailseats in position but also act to prevent the bolts from spreading awayfrom the rails and becoming disengaged therefrom.

It will of course be understood that minor details of construction maybe made if desired without in the slightest degree departing from thespirit of my invention.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a tie, of an anglebracketsecured to one side thereof including a perforated lateral member, andrail engaging bolts engageable in the perforations of the lateral memberof said bracket.

2. The combination with a tie, of an anglebracket secured to one sidethereof includ ing a lateral member, rail securing means engageable withthe lateral member of said bracket, and stop elements secured to the tiefor preventing lateral movements of the rail and the rail securingmeans.

3. The combination with a tie, of an anglebracket secured to one sidethereof including a perforated lateral member, rail engagingbolts-engageable in the perforations of the lateral member of saidbracket, and stop elements secured to the tie for preventing lateralmovements of the rail, said elements being recessed to receive the railengaging bolts.

4. The combination with a tie, of an anglebracket secured to one sidethereof including a perforated lateral member, rail engaging boltsen'gageable in the perforations of the lateral member of said bracket,and stop plates secured to the top of the tie for preventing lateralmovements of the rail, said plates each projecting beyond the respectiveside of the tie and over the bracket, the inner faces of the projectingends of said plates being recessed to receive the rail engaging bolts,whereby lateral movements of said bolts will be prevented.

5. Inacomposite tie, the combination of a pair of spaced side membersformed of channel metal including upper and lower inwardly directedlongitudinal flanges, transverse angle-irons disposed between the sidemembers at either end thereof and seated upon the lower flanges of saidmembers, tie rods connecting the members, and a plastic filling betweensaid side members and between said angle-irons.

6. The combination with a tie formed of spaced side members reinforcedby a filling of plastic material, of rail securing means carried by thetie, said means consisting of angle members secured to the outer facesofsaid side members and having their laterally directed sides providedwith bolt-receiving apertures, and rail engaging bolts engageable withthe apertures of the laterally -directed sides of the angle members.

7 The combination with a tie formed of spaced side members reinforced bya filling of plastic material, of rail securing means carried by thetie, said means consist-ing of angle members secured to the outer facesof said side members and having their laterally directed sides providedwith bolt-receiving apertures, a rail-seat extending across said tie andprovided at either 'end with clownwardly directed. flanges engagingagainst the side members thereof, and rail engaging bolts engageablewith the apertures of the laterally directed sides of the angle members.

8. The combination with a tie formed of 'sisting of angle memberssecured to the outer faces of said side members and having theirlaterally directed sides provided with bolt receiving apertures, a pairof spaced plates secured upon the upper faces of said side members andextending outwardly beyond the same, said plates being provided withrecesses in alinement with'the apertures of the angle members, a railseat extending across said tie and provided at either end withdownwardly directed flanges engaging against the sides thereof, saidrail seat being positioned between said plates, and bolts passeddownwardly between the rail flanges and said plates and engaging withthe bolt receiving apertures of the angle members.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

ROBERT C. WATSON. Witnesses:

FRANCIS BOYLE, Gno. H. OHANDLEE.

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